Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since
Australian swimmer Priya Cooper acknowledges the crowd after another winning performance in the S8 class at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
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The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disab
Swimming at the Summer Paralympics
…Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then…
The Paralympic cauldron in Paris during the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
A wheelchair basketball game at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The Swedish goalball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
A Paralympian in the women's butterfly at the 2008 Summer Paralympics